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DIY: Ribbon Rings for Music & Movement Activities

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 January 2011

I got the idea for this craft from Kara’s Creative Place blog (thanks for the brilliant idea, Kara!).  Ribbon Rings (Kara’s example is pictured at right) are a fun prop for movement activities with young students during group lessons, camps, or early childhood music classes.  Kids love fluttering the ribbons of these props while they [...]

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2010 MMTA Conference (2): Theory & Improv as the PB&J of Music, Part 2

By joy (admin) | Published: 22 October 2010

A continuation of the previous post……see Part 1 here. THEORY & IMPROVISATION: THE PB&J OF MUSIC ~ by Martha Hilley Activities Continued….. 5. Progression Based Improvisation 1) Show the student a progression such as: A  |  D  |  A  | Bmin |  E  |  A  |  E  |  A  || 2) Be sure the students [...]

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2010 MMTA Conference (1): Theory & Improv as the PB&J of Music, Part 1

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 October 2010

The first of a series of posts summarizing the 2010 Michigan Music Teachers Association conference. In this post: my notes from the “Theory & Improvisation as the PB&J of Music” session by Martha Hilley (Part 1).

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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (3/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 26 July 2010

In continuation of a description of the music theory activities at our Piano Mini-Camp a few weeks ago, here are more details concerning the activities we used: Rhythm Dictation Game This rhythm dictation game by Natalie was a real hit with the students!  I printed off two sets of cards and put the students into [...]

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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (2/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 July 2010

In continuation of the series about music theory at our piano mini-camp, here are the descriptions of a few more of the activities we did: Music Adventures Board Game In my music theory classes, one of my goals was to cover as many areas within the broad scope of “music theory” as I could.  The [...]

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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (1/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 22 July 2010

As promised, here’s more about the Music Theory classes at our Piano Mini-Camp a few weeks ago.  I didn’t create formal lesson plans per-se, but the next three posts will serve as a general outline of the activities we did over each of the three camp days. Gem Notes on the Keyboard & Staff Using [...]

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Opening Piano Mini-Camp Activities

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 July 2010

Each day at our piano mini-camp, we opened the day with an opening activity that involved all 11 of the campers together before sending them off in their individual groups to their first class. On the first day, the opening activity was to create name tags to wear.  My colleague found foam sheets that she [...]

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A Follow-up on Recording Students Before Performances

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 April 2010

I don’t know about you, but I have some students who are participating in a spring performance coming up soon!  Last week, I recorded my student Jean playing her recital piece during her lesson (click to read more about recording students as preparation for performances).  Then we spent some time listening and discussing the recording. [...]

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30 Theme Ideas for Music Studio Events

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 February 2010

Here’s a list of 30 theme ideas for music studio events!  Themes can be used as the studio theme for the school year, or for summer music camps, or for studio recitals.  If used for the studio theme for the whole year, there are a number of ways the theme can be incorporated: the incentive [...]

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